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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
Right, but baseball is a sport where teams don't win(or lose) at the same rate they do in basketball. An elite baseball team isn't going to win 144 games, which they would have to if they want to match Golden State's 73-9 mark.
I think it goes beyond just tanking. NBA officiating complaints, conspiracy theories, accusations about 'thug culure', etc. can be directed with at least as much validity against other major sports, but they aren't.
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The high level amount of tanking certainly doesnt hurt Golden State get to that level either however.
Sure baseball teams tank(basically trading their decent players for prospects around the trade deadline). I doubt any of them are going into the season trying to finish dead last so they can get the 1st overall pick in the MLB draft.
The reason teams tank in the NBA makes good sense as far as rebuilding but its just a crappy way to do it for season ticket holders and competition within the league. The NBA #1 pick is so valuable at some point the NBA should just get rid of the draft so teams dont feel inclined to put out a crappy team for their home fans in hopes of landing the next big superstar in the draft.